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Whitby, ON: Durham Region International Film Festival (DRIFF) is proud to announce Mitchell Jaramillo and Siddharth Sharma, of Hold the Sauce Films, and their short film ‘Unfamily’ as the winning submission in its $10,000 incubator contest.

The Emerging Filmmaker Incubator will provide producer Jaramillo, Sharma—the film’s writer and director—and their team with $10,000 cash, mentoring and in-kind services to produce their film and have it screened at DRIFF from October 24 to 26, 2024.

Written by: Abigail Guevara, Senior Content Writer – Freelance

Louis Plummer is an Information Technology (IT) professional who transformed his passion for problem-solving into his own successful IT consulting business—United Computers—serving commercial businesses across Durham Region.

Written by: Abigail Guevara, Senior Content Writer – Freelance

Carlene Honigan is a woman with a sparkling personality, who is diligent in the face of challenges, and driven to make her dreams come true—all being the best qualities of an entrepreneur.

Founding Board Members of Durham Region Association of Black Professionals and Entrepreneurs (DRABPE) | Left to right: Brenton Alleyne, Silvan Murray, Carlene Honigan, Tennille Spencer, Dane Lawrence, Susan Blake,  Trevin Noble, Marlon Shaw

Written by: Abigail Guevara, Senior Content Writer – Freelance

Dane Lawrence, raised amid the balmy breezes of Jamaica, could not have foreseen his journey toward entrepreneurship in Canada, particularly in the vibrant Region of Durham.

By Jennifer Foden

There are many options for coworking spaces across Durham Region, each offering something a little bit different. We talked to the founders of three of them to learn more about what they do.

Whitby, Ontario – The Region of Durham’s Economic Development and Tourism Division (Durham Tourism) has launched a new campaign in celebration of Durham Farm Fresh (DFF)'s 30th anniversary this October, encouraging residents and visitors to 

Hamayal Choudhry’s fascination with robotics and automated systems began as a mechatronics engineering student at Ontario Tech University. While exploring how they are beginning to make life easier and through a conversation with his friend Sekai Muscutt—who lives with a congenital limb difference—he realized there was a gap in the prosthetics market.